Thursday, February 19, 2004
Iraq War News
U.S. Troops Kill One After Attack on Baghdad Prison: "Guerrillas launched dozens of mortarsand rockets at the main U.S. prison in Baghdad and troopskilled one Iraqi as they returned fire Wednesday evening, theU.S. military said Thursday. (Reuters)"
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UN Against Quick Iraq Polls But Delays Alternative: "U.N. Secretary-General KofiAnnan has decided to oppose elections in Iraq before the U.S.occupation relinquishes power on June 30 but will delayproposals on the country's immediate political future,according to U.N. diplomats. (Reuters)"
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Prison west of Baghdad comes under attack: "Insurgents fired mortars and rockets at a prison used by U.S. forces on the western edge of Baghdad, slightly wounding one soldier, the military said. American troops killed one Iraqi and detained 55 for questioning, the military added."
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Survivors sought in Iran train explosion: "Rescuers battling choking toxic fumes used cranes and floodlights to search through the night for survivors in five Iranian villages devastated when derailed train cars carrying fuel and chemicals exploded nearby, killing more than 200 people."
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Cyprus reunification talks begin: "Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders met with a U.N. mediator Thursday, launching talks to reunify the divided island hours after a small bomb exploded in front of the home of the Turkish Cypriot prime minister."
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Prison West of Baghdad Comes Under Attack: "Insurgents fired mortars and rockets at a prison used by U.S. forces on the western edge of Baghdad, slightly wounding one soldier, the military said. American troops killed one Iraqi and detained 55 for questioning, the military added. (AP)"
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NATO Possibly in Iraq in Right Conditions, France Says: "France could envisage a NATO force inIraq if it was approved by a sovereign Iraqi government and bythe United Nations, Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin saidin an interview published Thursday. (Reuters)"
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Pentagon offices face probe on Iraq claims in IraqWar.ru (English)
U.S. disappointed with Japan-Iran oil deal in IraqWar.ru (English)
Samawah landlords warn GSDF over lease dispute in IraqWar.ru (English)
?Sending troops to Iraq a historic mistake? in IraqWar.ru (English)
OPEC has for all practical purposes already turned to pricing oil in euros in IraqWar.ru (English)
Iraqi Central Bank sells large sums of dollars for first time in IraqWar.ru (English)
US soldier told "al Qaeda" what to target in IraqWar.ru (English)
NATO Possible in Iraq in Right Conditions, France Says: "France could envisage a NATO force inIraq if it was approved by a sovereign Iraqi government and bythe United Nations, Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin saidin an interview published Thursday. (Reuters)"
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UN Expected to Delay Plan for New Iraq Government: "The United Nations is expectedto delay for at least a week recommendations on the shape of anIraqi interim government that would take power on June 30 fromthe U.S.-led occupation, diplomats said on Wednesday. (Reuters)"
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U.S. counting on U.N. for help in Iraq: "As it weighs a major change in how to transfer political power to Iraqis, the Bush administration is relying ever more heavily on the United Nations to help clear the remaining high hurdles ahead."
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Israel settlers seek alternate peace plans: "After decades of resisting peace initiatives, right-wing Israeli politicians floated a flurry of alternative plans this week to try to block Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from pulling out of much of the Gaza Strip."
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UN damps hopes of June Iraq elections, as coalition mops up after suicide attacks: "The head of the United Nations poured cold water on some Iraqis' hopes of holding a general election soon as coalition forces mopped up after two suicide bombs at a Polish military base killed at least seven Iraqis and wounded dozens of others. (AFP)"
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UN Against Quick Iraq Polls But Delays Alternative: "U.N. Secretary-General KofiAnnan has decided to oppose elections in Iraq before the U.S.occupation relinquishes power on June 30 but will delayproposals on the country's immediate political future,according to U.N. diplomats. (Reuters)"
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British soldiers kicked and punched hooded Iraqi prisoners: "British soldiers in Iraq kicked and punched hooded prisoners as they screamed for mercy, a witness to an incident in which one Iraqi detainee was allegedly beaten to death was quoted as saying. (AFP)"
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Annan To Back U.S. on Iraq Plan: "UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 18 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will endorse the U.S. position that direct elections cannot be held in Iraq before the United States hands over political power to Iraqis on June 30, senior U.N. officials said Wednesday. (washingtonpost.com)"
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Annan Is Said to Have Doubt on Iraq Voting: "The U.N. Secretary General will endorse the view that the interim Iraqi government cannot be chosen by direct elections."
In New York Times: World Special
Truck Bombs Kill 11 Iraqis at Army Base Run by Poles: "The suicide attack was the third such bombing in eight days, after more than 100 people were killed in back-to-back bombings."
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U.S. Presidential Politics and Self-Rule for Iraqis: "The Bush administration's urgency to install a government in Iraq reflects more concern for American politics than Iraqi democracy."
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For a Soldier's Fretting Family, a Digital Map of Baghdad: "A company that makes nautical charts tools is betting that a CD offering maps of the Iraqi capital's streets will find an audience in the United States."
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Killings of Vendors in Iraqi City Drive Alcohol Sales Off Streets: "Nowhere in Iraq are attacks on vendors of alcoholic beverages as common as in Basra, where conservative Shiite movements are struggling for dominance."
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Attack at Coalition Base Kills 10 Iraqis: "Suicide bombers detonated explosives outside a Polish-run base Wednesday, killing 10 Iraqis and wounding more than 100 people, more than half of them coalition soldiers. The United States arrested seven guerrillas believed linked to al-Qaida in an early morning raid to the north. (AP)"
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Report: Hezbollah joining Sunni insurgents in IraqWar.ru (English)
Khaddam: Syria wants to hold peace talks: "Syria has sent messages to bitter foe Israel via Turkey offering to restart stalled peace talks between the two countries, Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam said Wednesday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.S. weighs shift in Iraq self-rule plan: "The Bush administration is considering a major shift in its plan for transition to Iraqi self-rule, possibly extending and expanding the U.S.-appointed Governing Council so it can take temporary control of the country on July 1, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday."
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U.S. envoys meet with Israeli officials: "Three senior American diplomats met with Israeli officials Wednesday to learn more about Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal to withdraw unilaterally from most of the Gaza Strip and perhaps parts of the West Bank."
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U.S. Troops Kill One After Attack on Baghdad Prison: "Guerrillas launched dozens of mortarsand rockets at the main U.S. prison in Baghdad and troopskilled one Iraqi as they returned fire Wednesday evening, theU.S. military said Thursday. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
UN Against Quick Iraq Polls But Delays Alternative: "U.N. Secretary-General KofiAnnan has decided to oppose elections in Iraq before the U.S.occupation relinquishes power on June 30 but will delayproposals on the country's immediate political future,according to U.N. diplomats. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Prison west of Baghdad comes under attack: "Insurgents fired mortars and rockets at a prison used by U.S. forces on the western edge of Baghdad, slightly wounding one soldier, the military said. American troops killed one Iraqi and detained 55 for questioning, the military added."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Survivors sought in Iran train explosion: "Rescuers battling choking toxic fumes used cranes and floodlights to search through the night for survivors in five Iranian villages devastated when derailed train cars carrying fuel and chemicals exploded nearby, killing more than 200 people."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Cyprus reunification talks begin: "Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders met with a U.N. mediator Thursday, launching talks to reunify the divided island hours after a small bomb exploded in front of the home of the Turkish Cypriot prime minister."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Prison West of Baghdad Comes Under Attack: "Insurgents fired mortars and rockets at a prison used by U.S. forces on the western edge of Baghdad, slightly wounding one soldier, the military said. American troops killed one Iraqi and detained 55 for questioning, the military added. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
NATO Possibly in Iraq in Right Conditions, France Says: "France could envisage a NATO force inIraq if it was approved by a sovereign Iraqi government and bythe United Nations, Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin saidin an interview published Thursday. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Pentagon offices face probe on Iraq claims in IraqWar.ru (English)
U.S. disappointed with Japan-Iran oil deal in IraqWar.ru (English)
Samawah landlords warn GSDF over lease dispute in IraqWar.ru (English)
?Sending troops to Iraq a historic mistake? in IraqWar.ru (English)
OPEC has for all practical purposes already turned to pricing oil in euros in IraqWar.ru (English)
Iraqi Central Bank sells large sums of dollars for first time in IraqWar.ru (English)
US soldier told "al Qaeda" what to target in IraqWar.ru (English)
NATO Possible in Iraq in Right Conditions, France Says: "France could envisage a NATO force inIraq if it was approved by a sovereign Iraqi government and bythe United Nations, Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin saidin an interview published Thursday. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
UN Expected to Delay Plan for New Iraq Government: "The United Nations is expectedto delay for at least a week recommendations on the shape of anIraqi interim government that would take power on June 30 fromthe U.S.-led occupation, diplomats said on Wednesday. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
U.S. counting on U.N. for help in Iraq: "As it weighs a major change in how to transfer political power to Iraqis, the Bush administration is relying ever more heavily on the United Nations to help clear the remaining high hurdles ahead."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Israel settlers seek alternate peace plans: "After decades of resisting peace initiatives, right-wing Israeli politicians floated a flurry of alternative plans this week to try to block Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from pulling out of much of the Gaza Strip."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
UN damps hopes of June Iraq elections, as coalition mops up after suicide attacks: "The head of the United Nations poured cold water on some Iraqis' hopes of holding a general election soon as coalition forces mopped up after two suicide bombs at a Polish military base killed at least seven Iraqis and wounded dozens of others. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
UN Against Quick Iraq Polls But Delays Alternative: "U.N. Secretary-General KofiAnnan has decided to oppose elections in Iraq before the U.S.occupation relinquishes power on June 30 but will delayproposals on the country's immediate political future,according to U.N. diplomats. (Reuters)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
British soldiers kicked and punched hooded Iraqi prisoners: "British soldiers in Iraq kicked and punched hooded prisoners as they screamed for mercy, a witness to an incident in which one Iraqi detainee was allegedly beaten to death was quoted as saying. (AFP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Annan To Back U.S. on Iraq Plan: "UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 18 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will endorse the U.S. position that direct elections cannot be held in Iraq before the United States hands over political power to Iraqis on June 30, senior U.N. officials said Wednesday. (washingtonpost.com)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Annan Is Said to Have Doubt on Iraq Voting: "The U.N. Secretary General will endorse the view that the interim Iraqi government cannot be chosen by direct elections."
In New York Times: World Special
Truck Bombs Kill 11 Iraqis at Army Base Run by Poles: "The suicide attack was the third such bombing in eight days, after more than 100 people were killed in back-to-back bombings."
In New York Times: World Special
U.S. Presidential Politics and Self-Rule for Iraqis: "The Bush administration's urgency to install a government in Iraq reflects more concern for American politics than Iraqi democracy."
In New York Times: World Special
For a Soldier's Fretting Family, a Digital Map of Baghdad: "A company that makes nautical charts tools is betting that a CD offering maps of the Iraqi capital's streets will find an audience in the United States."
In New York Times: World Special
Killings of Vendors in Iraqi City Drive Alcohol Sales Off Streets: "Nowhere in Iraq are attacks on vendors of alcoholic beverages as common as in Basra, where conservative Shiite movements are struggling for dominance."
In New York Times: World Special
Attack at Coalition Base Kills 10 Iraqis: "Suicide bombers detonated explosives outside a Polish-run base Wednesday, killing 10 Iraqis and wounding more than 100 people, more than half of them coalition soldiers. The United States arrested seven guerrillas believed linked to al-Qaida in an early morning raid to the north. (AP)"
In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Report: Hezbollah joining Sunni insurgents in IraqWar.ru (English)
Khaddam: Syria wants to hold peace talks: "Syria has sent messages to bitter foe Israel via Turkey offering to restart stalled peace talks between the two countries, Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam said Wednesday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.S. weighs shift in Iraq self-rule plan: "The Bush administration is considering a major shift in its plan for transition to Iraqi self-rule, possibly extending and expanding the U.S.-appointed Governing Council so it can take temporary control of the country on July 1, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.S. envoys meet with Israeli officials: "Three senior American diplomats met with Israeli officials Wednesday to learn more about Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal to withdraw unilaterally from most of the Gaza Strip and perhaps parts of the West Bank."
In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
